However, this is more than a simple financial contest. One energy lobbyist said that many big corporations, including energy firms and automakers, have joined the push for a bill to cap greenhouse emissions and trade allowances for them.
“Nobody wants to not be green,” said Josh Zeib, a lawyer and lobbyist with the firm Bracewell and Giuliani, which handles energy industry clients. “Nobody wants to wander out alienating the public and legislators and making things worse, and that risk is out there for companies who move too aggressively” in political advertising.
One oil industry source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision would be minimal.
“At this time we don’t plan on using corporate funds for this purpose,” the source said. “Everybody’s tightening their belts and looking where they can be economical in their spending.”
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